Q. I am really trying to lose the last 10-15 pounds. I hate it when I binge. If I exercise tonight for an hour, will it make up for it?
A. No, exercising won't make up for it. You should never over-exert yourself just because you "binged." I put "binge" in quotes, because it sounds to me like you just had some food you weren't supposed to eat. That's not a binge.
You didn't ruin your diet. The only thing that ruins a diet is attitude... if you binge one or two times, it's not the end of the world. Just diet and exercise the way you were doing. You won't gain weight from a couple of snacks.
You didn't ruin your diet. The only thing that ruins a diet is attitude... if you binge one or two times, it's not the end of the world. Just diet and exercise the way you were doing. You won't gain weight from a couple of snacks.
What is the best workout video for weight loss?
Q. I'm trying to lose weight. I'm self conscious so I want a workout dvd I can use at home. At the moment I'm using Katie Price's workout, and I love it, But I know I'm going to get bored. So whats another dvd that is good for losing weight... fast?
A. This is not a work out video but just want to share what I came across about weight loss. I think this answers my sister's question of why she tried a lot of techniques but did not work.
I read that progesterone helps in losing weight. I quoted part of the article: "Raising the level of progesterone hormones helps to lose weight.
Why would raising the level of progesterone hormones help lose weight? Because the symptoms mentioned above are caused by a progesterone deficiency. It is creating desires in you that instigate weight gain. Binge eating carbohydrates or sweets will put weight on anyone. A progesterone deficiency can also cause fatigue and muscle soreness that will make you less likely to exercise.
Interesting, right. Read the full text here: http://aboutwomenshealthissues.com/how-progesterone-hormones-help-women-to-lose-weight/2008/
I read that progesterone helps in losing weight. I quoted part of the article: "Raising the level of progesterone hormones helps to lose weight.
Why would raising the level of progesterone hormones help lose weight? Because the symptoms mentioned above are caused by a progesterone deficiency. It is creating desires in you that instigate weight gain. Binge eating carbohydrates or sweets will put weight on anyone. A progesterone deficiency can also cause fatigue and muscle soreness that will make you less likely to exercise.
Interesting, right. Read the full text here: http://aboutwomenshealthissues.com/how-progesterone-hormones-help-women-to-lose-weight/2008/
How do I decrease my apetite?
Q. I eat a LOT for my age and I really need to reduce my appetite but I don't know where to start. Please help me :)
A. 1.Eat foods with low glycemic index: Gylcemic index is a measure of how fast a given food item increases our blood sugar level. Highest on the index is glucose with a rating of 100. High glycemic index foods have a rating of 70+, medium glycemic index foods have a rating of 56+, and 55 and below are low index foods.
Foods with high glycemic index cause a sudden rise and fall of blood sugar level. Typically, falling blood sugar levels trigger the *need* to eat more food and that creates a sense of immediate hunger.
Apples, bananas, green vegetables, and beans are some examples of foods with low glycemic index. Try eating more salads and fruits instead of heavy main course meals to reduce your intake of food during subsequent meals in the day.
2.Eat slowly: This is bit controversial but there have been studies to prove that eating slowly suppresses appetite.
Basically, eating your food slowly allows your brain enough time to analyze whether you stomach is full or not.
3.Eat a number of small meals instead of few large meals: Again, the reasoning is along the lines of slow release of energy. Large meals will raise your energy levels quickly, but that rise in the energy level is followed by a big drop soon after which induces more *hunger* and can lead to binge eating during the subsequent meals. Small meals will mean consistent level of energy - which means lower craving for food.
4.Increase your dietary fiber intake: Dietary fiber increases the feeling of âfullnessâ and suppresses appetite.
Foods such as apples, peaches, oranges, grapes, vegetables are good sources of soluble fiber.
5.Choose foods with lower calories per volume: Apparently, we habitually choose to eat food based on how large the portion looks, rather than looking at the calories. If we eat large volumes of given food (even if it is very low in calories), we tend to eat less during the next meal.
âThe soup-eaters and the bigger-shake-drinkers ate less simply because of their serving size looked bigger.
.
6.Reduce the variety of flavors in a given meal: Some researchers have shown that certain appetite inducing hormones are activated when we eat foods with too many different flavors.
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7.Donât starve yourselves: Starving is one of the greatest enemy of healthy eating habits. It creates a feeling of energy deficiency and people try to eat more after periods of starving to âmake up for the lost foodâ. Nothing increases hunger/appetite more than starving for an extended period of time. Eating number of small meals a day (see the point #3) is one way to avoid starving. Include foods with low glycemic index in these small meals (see point #1).
8.Exercise more and eat immediately after exercising: This seems to go against conventional wisdom, but apparently, exercising stimulates the release of certain appetite-suppressing hormones and reduces the feeling of hunger.
9.Choose a smaller dish: This is purely psychological. There is only so much you can stuff in a smaller dish and additional food will require additional tips to the kitchen. At times, it creates guilt faster - especially when you are having some company with your meal. Also, a larger dish (or a deeper bowl) holds a lot more food and sometimes we pressurize ourselves to completely finish everything thatâs on our plate (to avoid appearing like a wasteful idiot). Naturally, if a larger dish has tricked you into loading up more food, you are going to end up eating much more than what you âneedâ - meaning, you will whip up some kind of an artificial appetite as an excuse to clean your plate up.
10.Drink a glass of water before a every meal: I mentioned this earlier in a post about benefits of drinking plenty of water and I will quote those lines here:
Since water does not have any calories, it acts as an ideal *filler* material in your stomach and gives you a sense of âI am fullâ - which in turn decreases your appetite. This works best for people who are already over-weight and are controlling their appetite in order to lose weight.
11.Drink a lot of soup/broth before a meal: Vegetable/Chicken broths are awesome to taste and very easy to prepare. Keep in mind, if you drink too little (like the portions they serve in restaurants), it might act as an âappetizerâ and make you eat more. The key is to drink more volume of soup/broth after you gulp down the small âappetizingâ portion of it. So, essentially, drink enough so that you *almost* start filling full and then proceed for the main course dishes.
Take care
Ben Trolled
Foods with high glycemic index cause a sudden rise and fall of blood sugar level. Typically, falling blood sugar levels trigger the *need* to eat more food and that creates a sense of immediate hunger.
Apples, bananas, green vegetables, and beans are some examples of foods with low glycemic index. Try eating more salads and fruits instead of heavy main course meals to reduce your intake of food during subsequent meals in the day.
2.Eat slowly: This is bit controversial but there have been studies to prove that eating slowly suppresses appetite.
Basically, eating your food slowly allows your brain enough time to analyze whether you stomach is full or not.
3.Eat a number of small meals instead of few large meals: Again, the reasoning is along the lines of slow release of energy. Large meals will raise your energy levels quickly, but that rise in the energy level is followed by a big drop soon after which induces more *hunger* and can lead to binge eating during the subsequent meals. Small meals will mean consistent level of energy - which means lower craving for food.
4.Increase your dietary fiber intake: Dietary fiber increases the feeling of âfullnessâ and suppresses appetite.
Foods such as apples, peaches, oranges, grapes, vegetables are good sources of soluble fiber.
5.Choose foods with lower calories per volume: Apparently, we habitually choose to eat food based on how large the portion looks, rather than looking at the calories. If we eat large volumes of given food (even if it is very low in calories), we tend to eat less during the next meal.
âThe soup-eaters and the bigger-shake-drinkers ate less simply because of their serving size looked bigger.
.
6.Reduce the variety of flavors in a given meal: Some researchers have shown that certain appetite inducing hormones are activated when we eat foods with too many different flavors.
â
7.Donât starve yourselves: Starving is one of the greatest enemy of healthy eating habits. It creates a feeling of energy deficiency and people try to eat more after periods of starving to âmake up for the lost foodâ. Nothing increases hunger/appetite more than starving for an extended period of time. Eating number of small meals a day (see the point #3) is one way to avoid starving. Include foods with low glycemic index in these small meals (see point #1).
8.Exercise more and eat immediately after exercising: This seems to go against conventional wisdom, but apparently, exercising stimulates the release of certain appetite-suppressing hormones and reduces the feeling of hunger.
9.Choose a smaller dish: This is purely psychological. There is only so much you can stuff in a smaller dish and additional food will require additional tips to the kitchen. At times, it creates guilt faster - especially when you are having some company with your meal. Also, a larger dish (or a deeper bowl) holds a lot more food and sometimes we pressurize ourselves to completely finish everything thatâs on our plate (to avoid appearing like a wasteful idiot). Naturally, if a larger dish has tricked you into loading up more food, you are going to end up eating much more than what you âneedâ - meaning, you will whip up some kind of an artificial appetite as an excuse to clean your plate up.
10.Drink a glass of water before a every meal: I mentioned this earlier in a post about benefits of drinking plenty of water and I will quote those lines here:
Since water does not have any calories, it acts as an ideal *filler* material in your stomach and gives you a sense of âI am fullâ - which in turn decreases your appetite. This works best for people who are already over-weight and are controlling their appetite in order to lose weight.
11.Drink a lot of soup/broth before a meal: Vegetable/Chicken broths are awesome to taste and very easy to prepare. Keep in mind, if you drink too little (like the portions they serve in restaurants), it might act as an âappetizerâ and make you eat more. The key is to drink more volume of soup/broth after you gulp down the small âappetizingâ portion of it. So, essentially, drink enough so that you *almost* start filling full and then proceed for the main course dishes.
Take care
Ben Trolled
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